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You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by dabrin: 6:44am On Nov 06, 2018
Nigerian singer, Olawale Ashimi, popularly known as Brymo has said musicians who “suddenly” drop music for politics are thieves.

The singer stated this in an interview with Sahara TV at the recently concluded 2018 Ake Books and Arts Festival.

According to Brymo, musicians have many issues to address within the entertainment industry, and should focus on that, rather than “suddenly dumping music for politics”.

His words:

I think it is a very difficult move in the sense that there are years invested in every industry. So, you’ve been a musician for 10 to 15 years, and suddenly you dump that to go and become a politician and run for office.

You’re just a thief, because there are issues in the entertainment industry you can take part in to fix. Why do you have to run for public office? There are things you can do as a musician in your own music industry and make things better there. If you cannot make things better there, how are you going to make things better in public office?

“I believe everybody should stay in their lane. Let musicians be musicians and let politicians be politicians; let everybody do their job. I have invested 15 years in music and I have no intention to throw all that away for another career. This is my career; this Brymo. I feel everybody should treat their music that way and leave politics alone for politicians.”

Brymo, who recently released his debut novel entitled ‘Oriri’s Plight’, eulogised the late Afrobeats maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti as the greatest musician whose music was not appreciated until he died.

A lot of our parents were like ‘don’t listen to Fela’s music’. The government says ‘don’t go to Kalakuta Republic’. Everyone was against him and now everybody says he is the greatest. Same thing applies to us; you can not quantify what we are doing right now until when it is done. When the next generation gets here, then they will say these people did something that was amazing. Right now, the story is being told.

“I don’t think there is any need for comparison, because we have had more of the most skillful Nigerians now than then. There are a lot of amazing, talented people, but have we been able to show, to come out, to be bold like they were? Not so much. However, skill-wise, I think we’ve been able to match the last generation. But we need to show more buzz; we need to take the initiative and be musicians,” he said.

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by dabrin: 6:44am On Nov 06, 2018
sad
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by GOFRONT(m): 6:47am On Nov 06, 2018
Okay....Desmond Elliot is a thief then

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by sirusX(m): 6:48am On Nov 06, 2018
But political money dey pay pass music hustle

All man cannot come and go and kee themselves ontop singles and album sales

So na easy money people dey find

After all, if we no make money wetin we gain?

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by budosky(m): 6:55am On Nov 06, 2018
You are the real thief. Wetin concern you? Nonsense

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Praizenews: 6:57am On Nov 06, 2018
Lol
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Hotfreezer: 7:02am On Nov 06, 2018
budosky:
You are the real thief. Wetin concern you? Nonsense

If you ever listen to any of Brymo's songs, you can run mad. His level of intelligence waaaay higher than your single-digit IQ.

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by inoki247: 7:02am On Nov 06, 2018
Maybe is talking about 9ice After Music he Venture into Politics as e see say dat one No pay E venture into Yahoo

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Youngsage: 7:02am On Nov 06, 2018
GOFRONT:
Okay....Desmond Elliot is a thief then
What's the title of Desmond's first album again?

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by cinoedhunter: 7:02am On Nov 06, 2018
Abeg... hide ur face.... is it ur choice ni
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by cooldipo(m): 7:03am On Nov 06, 2018
RMD still a gentleman!
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by VIPERVENOM(m): 7:04am On Nov 06, 2018
GOFRONT:
Okay....Desmond Elliot is a thief then

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Hotfreezer: 7:04am On Nov 06, 2018
cooldipo:
RMD still a gentleman!

Music, not acting.

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Flash53: 7:05am On Nov 06, 2018
Brymo make a little sense there tho

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Sirpaul(m): 7:05am On Nov 06, 2018
stylishly referring to Davido
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by tstx(m): 7:05am On Nov 06, 2018
True
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Tamarapetty(f): 7:05am On Nov 06, 2018
Na your thief??
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Jeffrey12(m): 7:05am On Nov 06, 2018
okay... you weh con dump music and you nor go into politics wetin you gain and wetin we go call You?
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by IamD18: 7:05am On Nov 06, 2018
GOFRONT:
Okay....Desmond Elliot is a thief then
Desmond Elliot na musician before?

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by cooldipo(m): 7:06am On Nov 06, 2018
Hotfreezer:


Music, not acting.



Stand corrected!
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by karllemah44(m): 7:08am On Nov 06, 2018
Even Brymo thinks his opinion counts in other peoples decision.... They earlier he wakes up to Nigerian reality,the better for him.

Or hasn't he seen people doing multiple jobs?
BTW why did he write a book? He is also a thief for leaving music to become an author. lipsrsealed

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by budosky(m): 7:09am On Nov 06, 2018
Hotfreezer:


If you ever listen to any of Brymo's songs, you can run mad. His level of intelligence waaaay higher than your single-digit IQ.

Which shows how stupid you are. Right?

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Davidfash10000: 7:10am On Nov 06, 2018
wink
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by googlepikins: 7:11am On Nov 06, 2018
Kwam 1 take note
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Hotfreezer: 7:13am On Nov 06, 2018
budosky:


Which shows how stupid you are. Right?

You see what I'm saying?

A simple post I made flew over your head. How then do you want to understand Brymo's songs?

You're irredeemably daft.

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by miqos02(m): 7:13am On Nov 06, 2018
Hmmm
Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by vicdonis: 7:16am On Nov 06, 2018
Na entertainment industry him deh talk about, not just music.
So people weh leave banking, dentistry and other professions join music come be wetin?
If entertainment no favor them, them go find another thing na

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Re: You’re A Thief If You Dump Music For Politics – Brymo by Otsam(m): 7:16am On Nov 06, 2018
Flash53:
Brymo make a little sense there tho

I disagree jare. He should rather say he's not interested. Politics is not a profession, any interested or concerned citizen can go into it. It is about interest.

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